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POPEYE

PUBLISHER
DK'Tronics

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YEAR
October 1985

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CATEGORY
Arcade

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Review of _Popeye_ from Sinclair User No.43, October 1985

HELP POPEYE save Olive! Olive Oyl stands at her window waiting
for her man to bring her hearts. Meanwhile the massive frame of
Bluto thunders across the screen as he lies in wait for Popeye. 
The essence of _Popeye_ is to find all the hearts and return them
to Olive before her lovemeter runs out. He must also collect
spinach cans, keys and an assortment of objects to aid him during
his journey.  Spinach is the only way to revive Popeye following
a blow from Bluto, vultures, witches on broomsticks and so on.
Keys are needed to gain access to the chambers and rooms where
more objects and obstacles lie.  To reach the various objects
Popeye can jump, climb up and down ropes and hitch lifts. Be bold
and adventurous and you will be rewarded with even more locations
to explore.  At first the game is tedious. Popeye is so slow in
response to your commands that he is mowed down even as he is
recovering from a blow. Once you have adjusted to the slightly
slow reactions and cracked the correct sequence to avoid Bluto,
you can really start getting into the game.  The graphics are
excellent and very large. Popeye, Olive Oyl and Bluto are
all perfect reproductions of the famous cartoon characters.

                                   Colette McDermon

Publisher: DK Tronics
Price: 6.95
Memory: 48K
Joystick: Any
Rating: **** (out of 5, meaning: Value for money)


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